Das wohltemperierte Klavier II, BWV 870-893 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

This page is only for complete editions and multiple selections from Das wohltemperierte Klavier II. For most arrangements, see the separate pagesfor the individual preludes and fugues. For the first set of 24 preludes and fugues, see: Das wohltemperierte Klavier I, BWV 846-869.

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Contains arrangements of preludes from both books.This file is part of the Merton-Ourtext Project.The pages have been arranged 2-up in imposition (booklet) order for duplex printing on A3 paper and require an A3 printer. Alternatively, this work can be mail-ordered from Ourtext's website: click here. Ourtext prints have undergone editing, and legibility and accuracy can be expected to be superior to Merton archive files displayed here.

Misc. Comments

Title of first English edition: "The Well-Tempered Clavier, or Preludes and Fugues through all tones and semitones, relating to the major third, that is, Ut Re Mi, as well as those related to the minor third, that is, Re Mi Fa. Compiled and prepared for the benefit and practice of young musicians desirous of learning, as well as for the entertainment of those already versed in this particular study, by Johann Sebastian Bach, Anno 1722"